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Naga Biru Purple Archival Print by Mateo Limited Edition on 290gsm Moab Entrada Fine Art Paper Pop Graffiti Street Artist Modern Artwork.
2025 Signed & Numbered Print Limited Edition of 50 Artwork Size 17x24 Archival Pigment Fine Art
Naga Biru Purple Archival Print by Mateo
Mateo, the French-born artist also known as Mathieu Bories, creates commanding Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork that engages cultural identity, symbolism, and historical textile patterning with arresting contemporary portraiture. The 2025 print titled Naga Biru Purple exemplifies Mateo's celebrated technique of blending hyperrealistic faces with ornamental Persian rug motifs to produce rich and complex visuals layered with meaning. This limited edition archival pigment print, signed and numbered by the artist, is printed on 290gsm Moab Entrada fine art paper and is sized at 17 x 24 inches. It is part of a rare edition of just 50.
Cultural Tapestry and Portraiture Collide
Naga Biru Purple centers a dignified female figure, her skin rendered in deep purples that evoke mystery, strength, and elegance. Mateo overlays her face and the entire composition with golden filigree patterns inspired by Indo-Persian textiles and sacred geometry. The symmetry of these patterns acts not only as decorative overlays but also as symbolic armor—protection through heritage, beauty, and belief. The subject’s eyes are intense and still, contrasting the intricate motion of motifs that ripple across her face and body, and ultimately blending her with the elaborate textile background. Mateo’s portraits do not simply place the subject against ornate backdrops—they absorb and exalt them within them.
Technique and Symbolism in Street Pop Art
Mateo’s approach pulls from both street graffiti traditions and fine art disciplines. His work lives at the intersection of muralism, urban intervention, and fine printmaking. With Naga Biru Purple, he showcases the same refined control and graphic precision that is often visible in his public murals across Europe, North Africa, and Asia. By using archival pigment on Moab Entrada, Mateo elevates the print into a museum-grade art object while retaining the rebellious voice of the streets. The richly colored purples and golds of the piece speak to royalty and spirituality in various traditions, invoking a dialogue about heritage, diaspora, and representation.
A Modern Icon Through Global Patterns
Naga Biru Purple is more than a portrait—it is a visual synthesis of power, ancestry, and pattern. Mateo channels his subjects into icons that transcend the individual, making them vessels of collective identity and resilience. His work is at once deeply contemporary and timeless, merging street sensibility with ornamental reverence. The result is a Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork piece that resonates globally, speaking to issues of femininity, cultural visibility, and the richness of ornamental language as a form of storytelling. With this edition limited to 50, Naga Biru Purple is a powerful collectible for collectors of modern narrative-driven urban art.
